Recipe courtesy of Cooking Channel
Gambas al Ajillo
- Level: Easy
- Total: 15 min
- Prep: 10 min
- Cook: 5 min
- Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
2 cups extra-virgin olive oil (enough to cover halfway up the shrimp)
2 ounces lemon juice
10 cloves garlic, minced
6 guindilla chiles, broken open
1 pound shrimp (26 to 30 count), peeled, deveined, tails removed
Salt, to taste
1/2 bunch fresh parsley, finely chopped
Directions
- Combine the oil, lemon juice, garlic and chiles in a fireproof dish large enough to lay out the shrimp in 1 layer (preferably a cazuela), and place over a high flame until it starts to sizzle. Sprinkle the shrimp with a little salt and add them into the oil in 1 layer. Cook about 20 seconds per side. Sprinkle with the parsley and serve.
